Courts & Law
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Judge grants DOJ request to toss criminal charges against Oath Keepers in Jan. 6 case
Amit P. Mehta said he wanted "a different ending" to the ongoing saga to prosecute those who participated in the unruly protest, but he was bound by the law to dismiss the case.
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Five outside parties file legal briefs in support of agents Patel fired during broad agency purge
The briefs argue that the firings were illegal because the agents were denied due process and punished for their political affiliations.
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Judge blocks New York law barring ICE agents from wearing masks and requiring visible identification
Judge Mae D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York partially granted the DOJ's request for a preliminary injunction, ruling that the federal government is likely to succeed at trial.
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Supreme Court creates ‘miscarriage of justice’ exception to plea-deal appeal waivers
The court’s decision creates a new avenue for defendants to challenge their plea deal sentences despite those waivers, prompting concerns from critics that the ruling could encourage additional post-conviction litigation.
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‘Most wanted’ $1.2B Medicare fraudster arrested in the Philippines
Herbert Leon Kimble allegedly evaded authorities for two years after he failed to appear for sentencing in 2024.
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Kennedy Center weighing ‘partial closure’ after judge orders it to remain open, strips Trump’s name
The administration plans to move forward with planned renovations, regardless of whether the facility is closed or remains open.
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Judge clears way for release of Biden recordings with author in blow to ex-president
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled the public’s interest in the information outweighed Biden’s privacy rights.
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Philadelphia's ICE Out law challenged by U.S. Justice Department
Philadelphia recently passed a package of bills aimed at protecting its immigrant communities.
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Federal judge allows some challenges to Trump's mail-in ballot executive order
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, noted that Trump's executive order could affect the November elections and therefore the challenges needed to be reviewed quickly to limit its impact.
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Luigi Mangione pulls plan to use emotional disturbance as legal defense
If the defense had opted to use the extreme emotional disturbance justification for the murder charge and succeeded, the crime would have dropped from second-degree murder to first-degree manslaughter.
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Federal appeals court rules Trump admin can replace Philadelphia slavery exhibits
The exhibit was removed “without notice” from the President’s House site in Independence National Historical Park earlier this year.
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Supreme Court ruling sides with marijuana user charged with illegally owning gun under federal law
In his opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch said that the ruling limits but doesn't remove the government's ability to take guns from drug users. “We do not address efforts to ban addicts, or those presently intoxicated, from possessing a firearm,” the justice wrote.
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PA Supreme Court rules in favor of victims' families, AG must have oversight when DA overturns cases
The ruling was a victory for the family members of a man murdered in 2004. Lavar Brown was found guilty of the murder of Michael Richardson in 2004, and he was found guilty of the murder of Robert Crawford in 2005.